Apparatus for disinfecting mattresses.



H. E. JONES de W. D. BLYTHE.

APPARATUS PoR DISINFEGTING MATTRESSES. APPLICATION FILED .AN.15. 1912.

' narrow board 14 one edge of which rests on 'like manner applied to the articles, whereby a sub-base 10 of suitable size, preferably ends of the shaft, and these shafts are di- HUGH E. JoNEs AND WILLIAM D. BLYTHE, or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

APPAEATS `rolt DISINFEGTI'NG IVIATTREssEs.

'Especication of Letters atent.

Patented Feb.' 11, 1913.

To all whom it may concern? Be it known that we, HUGHF. JONES and WILLIAM D. BLYTHE, citizens of the United States, and residents of 'Los Angeles, in the g county of Los Angeles and State `of Califori nia, have invented certain new' and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Disinfect-y ing Mattresses, of which the' following is a specification.

- Our invention pertains tomeans for renovating and disinfecting, and it has special reference to the .mechanism for purifying bedding, mattresses, feathers, clothing, and fabrics of all kinds.

The invention fundamentally depends on mechanism` which is lso arranged that a volume of air, or preferably ozone may be forced through the articles. to be renovated' and disinfected, after which any disinfecting, purifying or renovating gas may be in every part of the articles vmay be subjected to the action of the gases, and thus come under the corrective influence of the deodorant used, as will now beset forth in detail.

In Athe ,accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a top or plan view of one form` of our mechanism, applicable to the renovationof mattresses. Fig. 2 4is a side or edge view of the mattress renovator. Fig i 3 is a side viewl of a) portion of the clamping mechanism, partly in section. Fig. 4 is an end View, partly in section of one of the clamping rods and eccentric, partly in section.

. ln constructing our invention Awe provide large enough to receive adouble mattress 11, iand along each side isf a marginal flange 12 which projects abve the upper surface of the base, as shown in Figs.- 1 and 2.

The mattress itself rests on a base 13, and at each end and side of' the mattress is a the lower fabric welt 15 of the mattress, and the other edge of each board abuts the upwardly projecting flanged strip 12 onl the margin of the sub-base, and when inthat position each board is thus slightly. inclined, as shown in Fig. 2.

In order to tightly seat these boards and tion each end of the sub-base has a cross rock shaft 16 mounted in bearings 17l at the rectly above and, parallel with the board 14. vOne end of each. vof these shafts has an op- Applicaton'le'anuary 15, 1912. Serial No. 671,389.

i erating lever 18, by meansiof which it may be rocked, and at intervals along the shaft are cams 19 which are so arranged on the shaft that when the lever 18 is turned down these cams will engage with the boardv 14, and thus clamp the mattress welt tightly to the base 13. Along each side is a similar rock shaft 20 mounted in bearings 21 at the ends, and. provided.with an operating lever 22.* rlhis shaft has cams 23 which, as the shaft 20 is above the shaft 16, are of sutlicient length to project down and engage with the clamping board beneath. Thus in Fig. 3 we show the two shafts in the proper relations with the two sets of cams in contact with' the side and end clamping boards 14.

As shown in Fig. 4, the rock-shafts may have their projecting bearing ends eccentrically disposed if preferred, but this is a mere detail of construction.

It will be observed, by reference to Fig. 2 that the sub-base `10, below the base 13 is provided with a recess, shown by the dotted lines 25, and the base 13 is provided with perforations, not shown, but which will be more fully shown in Fig. 5, and centrally the sub-base hastan inlet tube 26, by means of which air and the deodorizing gases may be supplied to' the recessed sub-base and thus forced through the mattress.- This is particularly serviceable for hospital uses, and is available not only for deodorizing purposes, but also for forcing warm air through the mattress.

ln the use of the apparatus hereinv shown itis our purpose to first inject air through the articles to be treated, or, the preferred material is ozone for the purpose of driving out foul gases, after which the gas or gases of suitable deodorants or disinfectants are injected, gases are dissipated and forms of animal life destroyed.

It is obvious that instead of blowing a blast of air through the mattress, we may use suction as the means for disseminating air throughthe mattress, as many buildings arie now equipped with vacuum apparatus' and by means of which all foul 2. A disinfecting apparatus, comprising a hollow base, a perforated support thereon,

i an inlet tube communicating with saidhollowed base, and means for attaching the margins .of a mattress to said perforated support.

3. A. disinfeotingapparatus, comprising a sub-base, a base thereon having perforations, said sub-base being provided with a .hol-

YloWed, spade beneath the perforated base, clamping plates adapted to engage the .mar-A ginal portion of thebase and clamps for securing the margins of a mattress by means of said plates. 4

4. A disinfecting apparatus, comprising a base, a perforated plate thereon, tube con- -nection with the base below the perforated plate, and marginalclamping bars around the perforated plate, adapted to secure a, mattress or similar article thereto.

5. ln a mattress deodorizer, a base, means for attaching the margins of a mattress thereto, and pipe connections with the base for forcing gases through a mattress.

Signed at the city .of Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of California, lthis Qth/` day of December, 1911, in the presence of JAMES WHARTON. 

